I'll be honest: I went a bit overboard with this book haul! I have three of my own books (Starters by Lissa Price, City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) and Malala's biography) on my TBR this month and got another 8 (oops) books from the library because I got a bit too excited. Not sure how many of these I will actually have time to read this month, but we're gonna give it a go! THE RED QUEEN (RED QUEEN #1) - VICTORIA AVEYARD SYNOPSIS: This is a world divided by blood – red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, untIl she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare’s potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime. But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance – Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart. My favourite 'Dance Moms' girl Chloe Lukasiak is very excited about this series, so I thought I'd give it a go. Yep. THE HATE U GIVE - ANGIE THOMAS SYNOPSIS: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. I am SO excited to read this one. It covers the very important topic of racism and police brutality in the United States and the Black Lives Matter movement could really do with a book that explains the problem to young adults! This book is so so important!! HELLO, GOODBYE, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN - JENNIFER E. SMITH SYNOPSIS: On the night before they leave for college, Clare and Aidan have only one thing left to do: figure out whether they should stay together or break up. Over the course of twelve hours, they retrace the steps of their relationship, trying to find something in their past that might help them decide what their future should be. The night leads them to family and friends, familiar landmarks and unexpected places, hard truths and surprising revelations. But as the clock winds down and morning approaches, so does their inevitable goodbye. The question is, will it be goodbye for now or goodbye forever? A short, cute love story to just swoon over for a bit. Easy Summer read. LIBRARY OF SOULS (MISS PEREGRINE'S PECULIAR CHILDREN #3) - RANSOM RIGGS SYNOPSIS: As the story opens, sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, and soon he’s diving through history to rescue his peculiar companions from a heavily guarded fortress. Accompanying Jacob on his journey are Emma Bloom, a girl with fire at her fingertips, and Addison MacHenry, a dog with a nose for sniffing out lost children. They’ll travel from modern-day London to the labyrinthine alleys of Devil’s Acre, the most wretched slum in all of Victorian England. It’s a place where the fate of peculiar children everywhere will be decided once and for all. This one is LONG overdue! I read this series like last year and I even got this book a few months ago too, but I the return date came around before I could get to it... Can I just mention that this book is SO BIG and SO HEAVY!! THE ACCIDENTAL LIFE OF JESSIE JEFFERSON (JESSIE JEFFERSON #1) - PAIGE TOON SYNOPSIS: Meet Jessie, the daughter of Johnny Jefferson, as featured in Johnny Be Good and Baby Be Mine… My fifteenth birthday was the worst day of my life, and it's inconceivable to think that any single day in my future will ever be as bad. My mum was killed in a freak accident on her way to pick up my cake. Even when there was still no sign of her after two hours later, and my friends started to arrive at our house, it never occurred to me that she wouldn't be coming back. That was six months ago. My mum died without telling me who my real dad was. And for a while I hated her for it. I thought she's taken the secret of my father's identity with her forever. But she didn't. Holy hell, she didn't. Because three weeks ago I found out the truth. And I'm still reeling from the shock of it. My dad is none other than Johnny Jefferson, mega famous rock star and one-time serial womaniser. And now I'm on my way to LA to meet him and his family. My tiny little world has just got a whole lot bigger… According to Cosmopolitan this book is a "fun, summery chick-lit". Perfect. HEIR OF FIRE (THRONE OF GLASS #3) - SARAH J. MAAS SYNOPSIS: Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak―but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life―and her future―forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. Will Celaena find the strength to not only fight her inner demons, but to take on the evil that is about to be unleashed? I wasn't super impressed with the previous book in this series, but I'm invested in the story now, so hopefully this one is a bit more thrilling, like the first book in the series, which was brilliant! EMMY & OLIVER - ROBIN BENWAY SYNOPSIS: Emmy’s best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart? Another love story. It is Summer after all, so never enough contemporary romance YA. TWILIGHT (TWILIGHT #1) - STEPHANIE MEYER SYNOPSIS: About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him—and I didn't know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. I'm finally going to read Twilight. Another long overdue one, but what can I say, I haven't exactly heard loving praise for this series. But I'm going to give it a try! That's it for this Book Haul! We'll see how many of these books I can actually fit into August!! Let me know what you thought of these books if you've read them!
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